What happens in the guest is this : there is indeed a `/media/sf_downloads` directory present as it should, but Code: Select all Expand view Collapse view ls /media/sf_downloads returns an empty result, when there are actually several files in the host `Downloads` directory. So, after rebooting my guest, my Shared Folder should now be ready to use, right ? In the VirtualBox "Shared Folders" menu dialog, I have also defined one item, with "Access" set to "Full", "AutoMount" to "Yes" and left the "At" field blank. Navigate to the folder you want to share between the host and the guest, select it, and click OK.
The Browse For Folder dialog box displays. On the Add Share dialog box, select Other from the Folder Path drop-down list. I have also successfully installed Guest Additions (in the guest shell, the command Code: Select all Expand view Collapse view lsmod |grep vboxguest returns Code: Select all Expand view Collapse view vboxguest 45056 7 vboxsf which is of the expected form). On the Shared Folders screen, click the folder button with the plus sign to add a folder. I have a working Ubuntu 22.04 LTS guest on my Mojave 10.14.6 Mac host. Today, with a newer MacOS and a more recent Ubuntu, I am encountering similar but distinct problems, and the older (and useful) advice I got here no longer seems to apply, hence this new topic. How to point apache's web directory to our folder in the host.Four years ago, I had trouble with Guest additions & Shared Folders an Ubuntu guest on my High Sierra Mac, and I asked around a dozen of topics about this issues in this forum. If it is then congratulations! You successfully linked the directory within your vm with your host folder. Go to your home directory and check to see if the file is highlighted in green.Add the following line to /etc/modules and save.Add the following line to fstab (separated by tabs) and press Ctrl+O to Save.To make this permanent, we'll set it so that it will mount our ~/shared directory on system startup This directory mount we just made is temporary and it will disappear on next reboot. The host folder should now be accessible inside the VM.Mount the shared folder from the host to your ~/shared directory.Run installation script for the guest additions:.
Sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` Install dependencies for VirtualBox guest additions:.Use the following command to mount the CD: Once your VM is up and running, go to Devices menu -> Insert Guest Additions CD image menu Uncheck Read-only and Auto-mount, and check Make Permanent On Add Share prompt, select the Folder Path in your host that you want to be accessible inside your VM. Tested on Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Steps: This guide will walk you through steps on how to setup a VirtualBox shared folder inside your Ubuntu Server guest. Mounting VirtualBox shared folders on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Update : An updated version of this guide for Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS is now available.
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